Welder, 1st Shift - Radius HDD

Venture Products; Weatherford (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Radius HDD in Weatherford, TX is seeking a Welder I for first shift (7:00 AM-4:00 PM, Monday-Friday). The role involves hand welding components used to build equipment, reading blueprints, and performing mechanical assembly with hand and air tools.

You will set up fixtures, operate MIG welding equipment, lift components with a hoist, inspect welds for quality, and record inventory data. A high school diploma is preferred, and you must pass an entry‑level plate test for production welding;

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred or equivalent.
• MIG welding experience or completed welding training.
• Pass entry-level plate test for production welding.
• Ability to use hand and air-powered tools.
• Strong reading, clerical, and basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Read information from blueprints, technical manuals or other documents.
• Set up fixtures, mount parts in fixtures, and perform mechanical assembly using hand and air tools.
• Use a hoist to lift and position large components and weldments.
• Set up, adjust, and operate MIG welding equipment to weld machine components.
• Remove components from fixtures, inspect quality, and correct welds.

Skills

MIG welding

Blueprint reading

Hand & air tools

Reading & basic math

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

MIG welding equipment

Job description

Welder I at Radius HDD

1st Shift, 7:00 AM-4:00 PM, Monday-Friday

Typical starting pay, $18.76/hr.-$23.00/hr.

This employee hand welds components used to build equipment. This employee also assembles equipment and performs other duties as assigned.

What Will You Do?

• Read information from blueprints, technical manuals or other documents.
• Set up fixtures, mount parts in fixtures, and perform mechanical assembly. This includes using hand and air tools such as wrenches, torque wrenches, impact wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.
• Use a hoist to lift and position large, heavier components and completed weldments.
• Set up, adjust, and operate MIG welding equipment to weld machine components.
• Remove components from fixtures, clean and check them for quality, and correct errors or deficiencies of weldments.
• Use a computer to check the location, inventory, routing of parts, and to record inventory transactions.

What Do You Need?

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Have appropriate MIG welding experience OR have completed a formal welding training program (or the equivalent in training and experience).
• Pass required entry‑level plate test for production welding.
• Have appropriate mechanical skills, including experience using hand and air‑powered tools (wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, etc.).
• Have appropriate reading, clerical, and basic math skills.

Work Environment:

Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature, humidity, noise, and dirt).

Use of personal protective equipment including a welding hood, gloves, and sleeves, safety glasses, face shields and hearing protection.

Physical hazards such as powered vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, sharp objects, moving machinery, electrical arc-welding equipment, and materials handling.

Working with hazardous materials, including solvents, oils, grease, and pressurized gases.

A variable work schedule (ranging from 8-12 hours daily depending on production needs, with overtime paid after 40 hours per week) and some scheduled work on Saturdays.

Essential Physical Functions:

The physical demands for this job are classified as medium and include the following:

• Be able to handle items weighing over 60 pounds from floor to knuckle.
• Be able to handle pull or push items up to 50 pounds.
• Be able to handle items up to 35 pounds from knuckle to shoulder.
• Be able to handle items up to 25 pounds from shoulder to overhead.
• Job requires frequent walking, twisting, bending, squatting, kneeling, and climbing.
• Job requires continuous walking.
• Job requires occasional sitting and elevated work.

The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.